SOC
201
SOC 201
Introduction to Sociology
Final Exam
Questions & Answers
Sociological Theory • Research Methods • Culture & Identity
Comprehensive Study Guide with Full Answer Key
Socialization • Social Interaction • Media & Culture • Research Methods
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Final Exam — Questions & Answers
SECTION 1: Sociological Thinking & Theory
1 "Thinking like a sociologist" means that you:
✔ A. apply analytical tools to the things you've always done without much conscious thought in
the past.
B. always back up your assertions with statistics.
C. understand how the meaning of an act is the same across cultures.
D. focus on the uniqueness of phenomena.
2 Harriet Martineau is best known for which contribution to sociology?
A. Developing the concept of anomie.
✔ B. Translating the work of Comte into English and writing the first book on sociological
method.
C. Founding the Chicago School of Sociology.
D. Applying Marxist theory to gender inequality.
3 Emile Durkheim argued that:
A. Class conflict drives social change.
B. Science can be used to predict human behavior.
✔ C. The division of labor has social and moral consequences.
D. Sociologists must understand the meaning people attach to their actions.
4 W.E.B. DuBois is known for the concept that:
✔ A. African Americans have to live their lives with an eye toward how racially prejudiced others
perceive them.
B. The social environment shapes people's behavior and personality.
C. Small and large groups follow formal social definitions.
D. Science can be used to predict human behavior.
Introduction to Sociology • Final Exam Study Guide
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5 Max Weber argued that:
A. Class conflict drives social change.
B. The division of labor has social and moral consequences.
✔ C. Sociologists must understand the meaning people attach to their actions.
D. Science can be used to predict human behavior.
6 Auguste Comte believed that:
A. Class conflict drives social change.
✔ B. Science can be used to predict human behavior.
C. The division of labor has social and moral consequences.
D. Small groups follow formal sociological definitions.
7 Karl Marx argued that:
A. Sociologists must understand the meaning people attach to their actions.
B. Science can be used to predict human behavior.
✔ C. Class conflict drives social change.
D. The social environment shapes personality.
8 Georg Simmel is credited with:
A. Developing the concept of double consciousness.
✔ B. Developing formal definitions for small and large groups.
C. Founding the discipline of sociology.
D. Writing the first book on sociological method.
A researcher spends time with small organic farmers on their land and at market in order to
understand their particular subculture, noting the brands of work clothes they prefer; their
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conversations about hoop houses, compost, and aquaponics; and the nonverbal greetings they
give other drivers on rural roads. This focus reflects which approach to research?
A. postmodernism
B. conflict theory
✔ C. symbolic interactionism
D. midrange theory
Introduction to Sociology • Final Exam Study Guide
201
SOC 201
Introduction to Sociology
Final Exam
Questions & Answers
Sociological Theory • Research Methods • Culture & Identity
Comprehensive Study Guide with Full Answer Key
Socialization • Social Interaction • Media & Culture • Research Methods
,SOC 201 • Final Exam Questions & Answers Page 1
Final Exam — Questions & Answers
SECTION 1: Sociological Thinking & Theory
1 "Thinking like a sociologist" means that you:
✔ A. apply analytical tools to the things you've always done without much conscious thought in
the past.
B. always back up your assertions with statistics.
C. understand how the meaning of an act is the same across cultures.
D. focus on the uniqueness of phenomena.
2 Harriet Martineau is best known for which contribution to sociology?
A. Developing the concept of anomie.
✔ B. Translating the work of Comte into English and writing the first book on sociological
method.
C. Founding the Chicago School of Sociology.
D. Applying Marxist theory to gender inequality.
3 Emile Durkheim argued that:
A. Class conflict drives social change.
B. Science can be used to predict human behavior.
✔ C. The division of labor has social and moral consequences.
D. Sociologists must understand the meaning people attach to their actions.
4 W.E.B. DuBois is known for the concept that:
✔ A. African Americans have to live their lives with an eye toward how racially prejudiced others
perceive them.
B. The social environment shapes people's behavior and personality.
C. Small and large groups follow formal social definitions.
D. Science can be used to predict human behavior.
Introduction to Sociology • Final Exam Study Guide
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5 Max Weber argued that:
A. Class conflict drives social change.
B. The division of labor has social and moral consequences.
✔ C. Sociologists must understand the meaning people attach to their actions.
D. Science can be used to predict human behavior.
6 Auguste Comte believed that:
A. Class conflict drives social change.
✔ B. Science can be used to predict human behavior.
C. The division of labor has social and moral consequences.
D. Small groups follow formal sociological definitions.
7 Karl Marx argued that:
A. Sociologists must understand the meaning people attach to their actions.
B. Science can be used to predict human behavior.
✔ C. Class conflict drives social change.
D. The social environment shapes personality.
8 Georg Simmel is credited with:
A. Developing the concept of double consciousness.
✔ B. Developing formal definitions for small and large groups.
C. Founding the discipline of sociology.
D. Writing the first book on sociological method.
A researcher spends time with small organic farmers on their land and at market in order to
understand their particular subculture, noting the brands of work clothes they prefer; their
9
conversations about hoop houses, compost, and aquaponics; and the nonverbal greetings they
give other drivers on rural roads. This focus reflects which approach to research?
A. postmodernism
B. conflict theory
✔ C. symbolic interactionism
D. midrange theory
Introduction to Sociology • Final Exam Study Guide
